לופֿטמענטש

Yiddish
FWOTD – 25 June 2018

Etymology

From לופֿט (luft, “air”) +‎ מענטש (mentsh, “man”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɫʊftmɛnt͡ʃ/

Noun

לופֿטמענטש • (luftmentsh) m, plural לופֿטמענטשן (luftmentshn)

  1. luftmensch
    • 1992, Di Goldene Keyt, page 91:
      זאַל איך אידעאַליזירן די יידישע סוחרים, שניידערס, לופֿטמענטשן?
      zal ikh idealizirn di yidishe soykhrim, shnayders, luftmentshn?
      Shall I idealize the Jewish merchants, tailors, luftmenschen?

References
  • Uriel Weinreich, Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary (1968)
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